A Martin Scorsese film starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a stock broker who learns not only why the financial game is played but how to take others’ money for the sole purpose of lining one’s own pocket. The “Wolf” mentality is that you can never have enough money. Ever. The movie’s level of excessiveness is almost unfathomable at first; the sex orgies, the use of drugs as ‘go-pills’, and the game of separating money from others out of the shear madness produced by greed. Although the graphic sex scenes and drug usage runs rampant throughout the movie, it’s all imperative to DiCaprio’s journey.

This film’s in-your-face debauchery and pornography tendencies sets it apart from most movies. Be prepared to witness cocaine getting snorted from a woman’s butt--and more. Much more. Unfortunately, the film goes on and on for 3 hours. The excessiveness became redundant as it boiled down to just “over-the-top” filmmaking--and that’s a shame for moviegoers--and an otherwise, great movie.

A very entertaining and humorous film that showcased DiCaprio’s enormous comedic and dramatic range. Scorsese’s gang of pill-pushing brokers are exceptionally well cast and almost endearing. DiCaprio and Scorsese allow viewers to feel the addictive fortunes of financial success and all that comes with it. Until the chickens come home to roost. Grade: B+